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Kelso, John, Steven G. Satterfield, Lance E. Arsenault, Peter M. Ketchan, and Ronald D. Kriz. "DIVERSE: A Framework for Building Extensible and Reconfigurable Device-Independent Virtual Environments and Distributed Asynchronous Simulations." Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments 12, no. 1 (February 2003): 19–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/105474603763835314.

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We present DIVERSE, a highly modular collection of complimentary software packages designed to facilitate the creation of device-independent virtual environments and distributed asynchronous simulations. DIVERSE is free/open source software, containing both end-user programs and C++ application programming interfaces (APIs). DPF is the DIVERSE graphics interface to OpenGL Performer. A program using the DPF API can run without modification on platforms ranging from fully immersive systems such as CAVEs to generic desktop workstations. The DIVERSE toolkit (DTK) contains all the nongraphical components of DIVERSE, such as networking utilities, hardware device access, and navigational techniques. It introduces a software implementation of networks of replicated noncoherent shared memory. It also introduces a method that seamlessly extends hardware drivers into interprocess and Internet hardware services. We will describe the design of DIVERSE and present a specific example of how it is being used to aid researchers.
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Zheng, Jianbin, and Yiping Wu. "Development of a Practical Method to Estimate the Eco-Level of Driver Performance." Journal of Advanced Transportation 2020 (October 26, 2020): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8151720.

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Motor vehicle’s fuel consumption is one of the main sources of energy consumption in road transportation and is highly influenced by driver performance in the process of driving. Eco-driving behavior has been proved to be an effective way to improve the fuel efficiency of vehicles. Essential to the efforts towards saving vehicle fuel is the need to estimate the eco-level of driver performance accurately and practically. Depending on on-board diagnostics and Global Position devices, individual vehicle’s instantaneous fuel consumption, engine revolution and torque, speed, acceleration, and dynamic location were collected. Back-propagation network was adopted to explore the relationship between vehicle fuel consumption and the parameters of driver performance. Taking 700 data samples in basic segments of urban expressways as our training set and 100 data samples as validation test, we found the optimal model structure and parameters through repeated simulation experiments. In addition to the average and standard deviation value, the fluctuation frequency of driver performance data was also viewed as influence factors in eco-level estimation model. The average estimation accuracy of our developed model has been tested to be 96.37%, which is quite higher than that of linear regression model. The study results provide a practical way to evaluate drivers’ performance from the perspective of fuel consumption and thus give basis for rewarding best drivers within eco-driving programs.
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Pugin, Konstantin V., Kirill A. Mamrosenko, and Alexander M. Giatsintov. "Software architecture for display controller and operating system interaction." Radioelectronics. Nanosystems. Information Technologies. 13, no. 1 (March 27, 2021): 87–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.17725/rensit.2021.13.087.

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Article describes solutions for developing programs that provide interaction between Linux operating system and multiple display controller hardware blocks (outputs), that use one clock generation IP-block with phase-locked loop (PLL). There is no API for such devices in Linux, thus new software model was developed. This model is based on official Linux GPU developer driver model, but was modified to cover case described earlier. Article describes three models for display controller driver development – monolithic, component and semi-monolithic. These models cannot cover case described earlier, because they assume that one clock generator should be attached to one output. A new model was developed, that is based on component model, but has additional mechanics to prevent race condition that can happen while using one clock generator with multiple outputs. Article also presents modified model for bootloaders graphics drivers. This model has been simplified over developed Linux model, but also has component nature (with less components) and race prevention mechanics (but with weaker conditions). Hardware interaction driver components that are developed using provided software models are interchangeable between Linux and bootloader.
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Gnatenko, Anton Romanovich, and Vladimir Anatolyevich Zakharov. "On the Model Checking Problem for Some Extension of CTL*." Modeling and Analysis of Information Systems 27, no. 4 (December 20, 2020): 428–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.18255/1818-1015-2020-4-428-441.

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Sequential reactive systems include programs and devices that work with two streams of data and convert input streams of data into output streams. Such information processing systems include controllers, device drivers, computer interpreters. The result of the operation of such computing systems are infinite sequences of pairs of events of the request-response type, and, therefore, finite transducers are most often used as formal models for them. The behavior of transducers is represented by binary relations on infinite sequences, and so, traditional applied temporal logics (like HML, LTL, CTL, mu-calculus) are poorly suited as specification languages, since omega-languages, not binary relations on omega-words are used for interpretation of their formulae. To provide temporal logics with the ability to define properties of transformations that characterize the behavior ofreactive systems, we introduced new extensions ofthese logics, which have two distinctive features: 1) temporal operators are parameterized, and languages in the input alphabet oftransducers are used as parameters; 2) languages in the output alphabet oftransducers are used as basic predicates. Previously, we studied the expressive power ofnew extensions Reg-LTL and Reg-CTL ofthe well-known temporal logics oflinear and branching time LTL and CTL, in which it was allowed to use only regular languages for parameterization of temporal operators and basic predicates. We discovered that such a parameterization increases the expressive capabilities oftemporal logic, but preserves the decidability of the model checking problem. For the logics mentioned above, we have developed algorithms for the verification of finite transducers. At the next stage of our research on the new extensions of temporal logic designed for the specification and verification of sequential reactive systems, we studied the verification problem for these systems using the temporal logic Reg-CTL*, which is an extension ofthe Generalized Computational Tree Logics CTL*. In this paper we present an algorithm for checking the satisfiability of Reg-CTL* formulae on models of finite state transducers and show that this problem belongs to the complexity class ExpSpace.
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Wulandana, Rachmadian. "Open Water Flume for Fluid Mechanics Lab." Fluids 6, no. 7 (July 3, 2021): 242. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fluids6070242.

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Open water flume tanks with closed-loop circulation driven by centrifugal pumps are essential for hydro experimentation in academic settings as well as research centers. The device is also attractive due to its versatility and easy-to-maintain characteristics. Nevertheless, commercial open flume systems can be expensive and become less prioritized in engineering schools. This paper describes the design and fabrication of an affordable, medium-size water flume tank, suitable for education purposes. The central piece of the system is a transparent observation chamber where fluid experiments are typically conducted and observed. The expected maximum average water speed in the observation chamber of about 60 cm per second was achieved by the inclusion of a 3 hp centrifugal pump. The size and capacity of the current design were constrained by space limitation and available funds. The educational facility was assigned as a two-semester multi-disciplinary capstone senior design project incorporating students and faculty of mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering programs in our campus. The design process provides a training platform for skills in the area of Computer Aided Designs (CAD), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), manufacturing, and experimentation. The multi-disciplinary project has contributed to the improvement of soft skills, such as time management, team working, and professional presentation, of the team members. The total material cost of the facility was less than USD 6000, which includes the pump and its variable frequency driver. The project was made possible due to the generous sponsor of the Vibration Institute.
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Kadav, Asim, and Michael M. Swift. "Understanding modern device drivers." ACM SIGPLAN Notices 47, no. 4 (June 2012): 87–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2248487.2150987.

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Zhang, Qing-Li, Ming-Yuan Zhu, and Shuo-Ying Chen. "Automatic generation of device drivers." ACM SIGPLAN Notices 38, no. 6 (June 2003): 60–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/885638.885649.

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Leslie, Ben, Peter Chubb, Nicholas Fitzroy-Dale, Stefan Götz, Charles Gray, Luke Macpherson, Daniel Potts, Yue-Ting Shen, Kevin Elphinstone, and Gernot Heiser. "User-Level Device Drivers: Achieved Performance." Journal of Computer Science and Technology 20, no. 5 (September 2005): 654–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11390-005-0654-4.

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Khoroshilov, A. V., M. U. Mandrykin, V. S. Mutilin, and E. M. Novikov. "Static Verification Tools for C Programs and Linux Device Drivers: A Survey." Proceedings of the Institute for System Programming of RAS 22 (2012): 293–326. http://dx.doi.org/10.15514/ispras-2012-22-17.

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Mizell, A. M. "Understanding device drivers in Operating System/2." IBM Systems Journal 27, no. 2 (1988): 170–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1147/sj.272.0170.

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Feriozi, D. T. "A C programming model for OS/2 device drivers." IBM Systems Journal 30, no. 3 (1991): 322–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1147/sj.303.0322.

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Feriozi, D. T. "A split model for OS/2 SCSI device drivers." IBM Systems Journal 31, no. 1 (1992): 114–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1147/sj.311.0114.

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Chen, Hao, Xiongnan (Newman) Wu, Zhong Shao, Joshua Lockerman, and Ronghui Gu. "Toward compositional verification of interruptible OS kernels and device drivers." ACM SIGPLAN Notices 51, no. 6 (August 2016): 431–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2980983.2908101.

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Markussen, Jonas, Lars Bjørlykke Kristiansen, Rune Johan Borgli, Håkon Kvale Stensland, Friedrich Seifert, Michael Riegler, Carsten Griwodz, and Pål Halvorsen. "Flexible device compositions and dynamic resource sharing in PCIe interconnected clusters using Device Lending." Cluster Computing 23, no. 2 (September 21, 2019): 1211–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10586-019-02988-0.

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Abstract Modern workloads often exceed the processing and I/O capabilities provided by resource virtualization, requiring direct access to the physical hardware in order to reduce latency and computing overhead. For computers interconnected in a cluser, access to remote hardware resources often requires facilitation both in hardware and specialized drivers with virtualization support. This limits the availability of resources to specific devices and drivers that are supported by the virtualization technology being used, as well as what the interconnection technology supports. For PCI Express (PCIe) clusters, we have previously proposed Device Lending as a solution for enabling direct low latency access to remote devices. The method has extremely low computing overhead, and does not require any application- or device-specific distribution mechanisms. Any PCIe device, such as network cards disks, and GPUs, can easily be shared among the connected hosts. In this work, we have extended our solution with support for a virtual machine (VM) hypervisor. Physical remote devices can be “passed through” to VM guests, enabling direct access to physical resources while still retaining the flexibility of virtualization. Additionally, we have also implemented multi-device support, enabling shortest-path peer-to-peer transfers between remote devices residing in different hosts.Our experimental results prove that multiple remote devices can be used, achieving bandwidth and latency close to native PCIe, and without requiring any additional support in device drivers. I/O intensive workloads run seamlessly using both local and remote resources. With our added VM and multi-device support, Device Lending offers highly customizable configurations of remote devices that can be dynamically reassigned and shared to optimize resource utilization, thus enabling a flexible composable I/O infrastructure for VMs as well as bare-metal machines.
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Vorob’eva, N. S., V. V. Zhoga, and I. A. Nesmiyanov. "Program Displacement Tracing of Executive Devices by the Manipulator Drives of Parallel-Sequential Structures." Journal of Computer and Systems Sciences International 58, no. 2 (March 2019): 305–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1134/s1064230719020187.

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Berthier, Nicolas, Florence Maraninchi, and Laurent Mounier. "Synchronous programming of device drivers for global resource control in embedded operating systems." ACM SIGPLAN Notices 46, no. 5 (April 11, 2011): 81–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2016603.1967689.

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Arimitsu, Satori, Ken Sasaki, Hiroshi Hosaka, Michimasa Itoh, Kenji Ishida, and Akiko Ito. "Seat Belt Vibration as a Stimulating Device for Awakening Drivers." IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics 12, no. 5 (October 2007): 511–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tmech.2007.905704.

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Pei, Yan Ming, Kai Li, and Yun Hong Liu. "A New Method to Control and Monitor a 6 D.O.F. Robot Arm." Applied Mechanics and Materials 236-237 (November 2012): 297–301. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.236-237.297.

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This paper mainly talks about the design of a controlling and monitoring system of the robot arm based on FPGA. The robot arm has 6 DOFs (Degree of Freedom). Every joint was driven by a servo motor. These servo motors were located as the finger, the wrist, the three arms and a rotatable platform. The FPGA programs were completed using the Verilog HDL. We programmed a LabVIEW VI to function as a controlling center. The data between PC and FPGA were transported through a ZigBee wireless network which consisted of 2 XBee devices and a wireless camera. They were used to monitor the moving condition of the arms. The experimental results show that the robot arms move with no apparent delay controlled by the host computer. The real-time display of the arm’s status is realized by the upper computer.
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Ma, Yu-Seung, and Duk-Kyun Woo. "Domain Analysis of Device Drivers Using Code Clone Detection Method." ETRI Journal 30, no. 3 (June 9, 2008): 394–402. http://dx.doi.org/10.4218/etrij.08.0107.0204.

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Fakhrmoosavi, Fatemeh, Mohammadreza Kavianipour, Peter T. Savolainen, and Timothy J. Gates. "Comparisons in Cell Phone Use Rates between Talking and Manually Manipulating the Handheld Device." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2674, no. 11 (August 27, 2020): 235–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198120943589.

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Cell phone use is among the most prevalent types of in-vehicle distractions. Studies have shown cell phones to have a negative impact on driving performance, with the magnitude of these impacts varying based on the level of engagement required for phone use, as well as the complexity of the driving environment. The development of effective policies and programs to mitigate distracted driving is contingent on an improved understanding of the nature of these relationships. To this end, this study investigates the rate of cell phone use under various settings through a statewide direct observation survey. Data were collected from 200 roadside locations throughout the State of Michigan and a random effects multinomial logit model was estimated to assess how the prevalence of cell phone use varies across drivers. While several studies have investigated the prevalence of cell phone use, this study distinguishes differences in the manner of cell phone use (i.e., talking on a handheld device versus manual manipulation of the device) across drivers while controlling for important contextual factors. The results show cell phone use is generally higher among female drivers and use rates consistently decrease with age. The prevalence of cell phone use is also shown to vary significantly depending on the manner of use. Use rates are shown to differ based on changes in the driving environment, suggesting potential risk compensation on the part of motorists. The results also show a significant correlation in use rates at the same sites over time, which is reflective of important unobserved site-specific factors.
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Bai, Jia-Ju, Yu-Ping Wang, Hu-Qiu Liu, and Shi-Min Hu. "Mining and checking paired functions in device drivers using characteristic fault injection." Information and Software Technology 73 (May 2016): 122–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infsof.2016.01.018.

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Karin, Tomer, and Shlomo Weiss. "Programming Windows NT device drivers to operate non-interrupting embedded devices." Microprocessors and Microsystems 28, no. 1 (February 2004): 27–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0141-9331(03)00115-7.

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Su, Kuo Lan, Bo Yi Li, Jr Hung Guo, and H. H. Kevin Chau. "Motion Control of a Robot Arm." Applied Mechanics and Materials 479-480 (December 2013): 768–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.479-480.768.

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The article designs a seven joints robot arm using PC-based controller. The system architecture of the robot arm contains seven DC servomotors, seven driver devices and a NI motion control card. The robot arm uses proximity sensors to locate the limit position, and programs motion trajectories to finish assigned tasks. We tune the parameters of the PID controller for the robot arm, and get the nice response to control the robot arm moving to the assigned position. The user interface is developed to control each DC servomotor using Visual Basic. The paper computes the kinematic equations of the seven joints robot arm, and calculates the motion displacement of each joint using inverse kinematic equation. The controller of the robot arm can implement precision point to point motion trajectories, and programs the motion paths on the user interface. In the experimental result, users can program the word type in the user interface. The robot arm catches the pin to write the word in the plane.
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Briggs, Raymond P. "Is Selective Screening of Older Drivers for Vision Feasible?" Proceedings of the Human Factors Society Annual Meeting 31, no. 5 (September 1987): 562–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193128703100518.

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The relationship between visual impairment and automobile accident involvement strongly suggests the need to test the vision of older drivers. An automated visual testing device controlled by a small computer has been used to present a package of visual tests for screening purposes. The feasibility of this approach for older drivers is explored.
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Zambelli, Cristian, Lorenzo Zuolo, Antonio Aldarese, Salvatrice Scommegna, Rino Micheloni, and Piero Olivo. "Assessing the Role of Program Suspend Operation in 3D NAND Flash Based Solid State Drives." Electronics 10, no. 12 (June 10, 2021): 1394. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/electronics10121394.

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3D NAND Flash is the preferred storage medium for dense mass storage applications, including Solid State Drives and multimedia cards. Improving the latency of these systems is a mandatory task to narrow the gap between computing elements, such as CPUs and GPUs, and the storage environment. To this extent, relatively time-consuming operations in the storage media, such as data programming and data erasing, need to be prioritized and be potentially suspendable by shorter operations, like data reading, in order to improve the overall system quality of service. However, such benefits are strongly dependent on the storage characteristics and on the timing of the single operations. In this work, we investigate, through an extensive characterization, the impacts of suspending the data programming operation in a 3D NAND Flash device. System-level simulations proved that such operations must be carefully characterized before exercising them on Solid State Drives to eventually understand the performance benefits introduced and to disclose all the potential shortcomings.
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Aghabayk, Kayvan, Sina Rejali, Seyed Alireza Samerei, and Nirajan Shiwakoti. "Evaluating Safety Issues for Taxi Transport Management." Journal of Advanced Transportation 2021 (February 26, 2021): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6638640.

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Taxi drivers face many problems every day including safety issues. The tendency to quickly transport passengers to their destinations for more income has resulted in dangerous driving behaviors leading to traffic violations. So, taxi drivers need appropriate support and training programs to improve safety and reduce the risk of crashes. Implementing different support and safety training programs requires an effective management system. There is a dearth of research on the safety issues of taxis from the perspective of taxi organization managers. This study aims to evaluate the safety issues of taxi transport management through a case study of the Tehran Taxi Organization. A questionnaire survey was conducted with 22 regional managers and 20 transportation specialists of the Tehran Taxi Organization. Issues related to taxi drivers, roads and road users, vehicles, and management systems were evaluated in the questionnaire. Participants determined the relevance level and priority ranking of each question. The level of agreement was then tested using the Kendall concordance test. According to the results, the use of GPS was selected as the best in-vehicle monitoring system that can be used to evaluate drivers in the fleet. Participants believed that passengers’ loading and unloading had the most risk for taxi users. The start-inhibit technology to detect open doors was unanimously evaluated as an efficient technology for taxi safety. With respect to educating taxi users, starting education in schools had the most relevance and priority. Recommendations for increasing the safety of taxis include the use of GPS in taxis to monitor and evaluate drivers, receiving crash reports from police and submitting monthly safety assessment reports, flexibility in drivers’ working hours’ schedule, providing training on drivers fatigue management, and evaluating drivers’ health.
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Peeters, Marc H. "User Interface Design Concepts of the Philips XL-Series Scanning Electron Microscopes." Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America 48, no. 1 (August 12, 1990): 434–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0424820100180926.

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Recent developments in Scanning Electron Microscopy have been technology driven. Major improvements have been made in information exchange, image processing technology, mechanical precision devices such as specimen stages, detector design, field emision guns, etc. In this process of automation and refining , the SEM became a rather complicated instrument to handle up to its full capabilities. When designing a user interface for such an instrument, considerable care must be taken that the instrument can be operated in an easy, straightforward way without losing functionality due to oversimplified automation.In the Philips XL SEM series, the user interface provides functional control over the microscope, where a function is defined by what the user wants to achieve, rather than by the individual hardware parts that have to be addressed in order to achieve the result. Such a function-based user interface can be realised by emploing a three-layered machine structure.The first layer consists of a mix of hardware parts such as an electron gun, lenses, a scan generator, an image processor, etc. In a second layer automation and compensation routines are performed by dedicated computers linked within a distributed intelligence network. Thus any of the primary parameters can be changed and the effect can be observed immediately as the related parameters are automatically readjusted. The third, outer layer is the actual user interface, implemented as customer-defined application programs running in an MS-DOS (MICROSOFT™) Windows environment on a personal computer. Simple mouse control provides fast access to a variety of application programs such as microscope setup, imaging, specimen survey, EDX analysis, linewidth measurement, image analysis and image database management. The window applications are overlaid on the microscope image, since the image is the essence of microscopy.
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Rozhnov, Vladimir, and Yuri Smirnov. "The libraries’ transitioning to Russian software." Scientific and Technical Libraries, no. 2 (February 1, 2018): 26–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.33186/1027-3689-2018-2-26-36.

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Due to and as a result of the Russian policy of import substitution, which is also true for the IT-sphere, several problems have to be solved in the nearest future. The authors describe them, namely: developing Russian OS and related software, and user training due to changing procedures, developing software for Russian OS or the crossplatform software suitable for every OS. Further, they highlight the key software groups used in Russian libraries: system software, office software, library software, peripheral device drivers, security and financial accounting software, and examine the possibilities for transitioning from foreign to Russian software listed in the Unified Register of the Russian programs. The authors emphasize the existing Russian software in every group comply with standards and can perfectly replace foreign products. However, they warn of the problems with peripheral equipment due to some lacking drivers, though many suppliers have been now being remedy of the situation. They conclude that the switching to Russian software by the libraries is quite realistic and doable.
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Kaji, Yoshio, Yoshikazu Yamamoto, Junji Kawata, Jiro Morimoto, and Shoichiro Fujisawa. "EEG Variations During Measurement of Cognitive Functions Using Biosignal Acquisition Toolkit." Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics 32, no. 4 (August 20, 2020): 753–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.20965/jrm.2020.p0753.

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The occurrence of serious traffic accidents due to driving error has recently become a social issue. The decline in cognitive functions is considered a factor particularly among elderly drivers, for which some corrective measures are urgently needed. Currently, as a measure dealing with elderly drivers, drivers aged 75 years are required by law to examine their cognitive functions when they renew their driver’s license. This examination is conducted to measure memory and power of judgment. In the present study, we used a device that allows simple measurements and attached electrodes to the frontal pole, where it is easy to attach; measure electroencephalograms for the cognitive functions of memory, mental calculations (thinking), and memory recall; and examine the changes in the power spectra to determine how they vary in young and elderly individuals.
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Lim, Jung-Yeon, and Young-Min Lee. "The Policy Challenge of High Skills Vocational Education and Training in the Future Social Changes." Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations 17, no. 1 (January 2019): 39–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jeco.2019010104.

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The article aims to analyze the cases of high skills human resources development (HRD) vocational training programs in future strategic industries. This article analyzes the cases of ongoing HRD training programs for strategic industries in Korea. The results of the analysis are as follows. First, the strategic industry training, carried out in specialized industrial training institutions in Korea, are mostly focused on the environmental, weather, and robotics industries, in addition to bio-industry. Second, the key drivers of future high skills strategy training turned out to be industrial convergence and globalization. Third, many experts were invited to be instructors to manage the quality of the high skills training programs. Based on the findings of these case studies, this article suggests the promotion of high skill vocational training for strategic industries in Korea.
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Hassan, Faiz-ul, Wim Vanderbauwhede, and Fernando Rodríguez-Salazar. "Performance Analysis of On-Chip Communication Structures under Device Variability." International Journal of Embedded and Real-Time Communication Systems 1, no. 4 (October 2010): 40–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jertcs.2010100103.

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On-chip communication is becoming an important bottleneck in the design and operation of high performance systems where it has to face additional challenges due to device variability. Communication structures such as tapered buffer drivers, interconnects, repeaters, and data storage elements are vulnerable to variability, which can limit the performance of the on-chip communication networks. In this regard, it becomes important to have a complete understanding of the impact that variability will have on the performance of these circuit elements in order to design high yield and reliable systems. In this paper, the authors have characterized the performance of the communication structures under the impact of random dopant fluctuation (RDF) for the future technology generations of 25, 18, and 13 nm. For accurate characterization of their performance, a Monte Carlo simulation method has been used along with predictive device models for the given technologies. Analytical models have been developed for the link failure probability of a repeater inserted interconnect which uses characterization data of all communication structures to give an accurate prediction of the link failure probability. The model has also been extended to calculate the link failure probability of a wider communication link.
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Li, Li Meng. "Sedona Frame Application in Embedded Linux." Applied Mechanics and Materials 303-306 (February 2013): 2391–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.303-306.2391.

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Embedded systems are used in many fields, but they are different from each other due to the varied practical conditions. Even for embedded devices installed under the similar situations, different control logic programs still exist. Covering the difference coursed by specific applications would highly improve the adaptability of the embedded devices. This paperwork presents a proposal that using Sedona Frame to improve the flexibility of embedded devices. In this paperwork, coupling plan and procedure are focused on greatly between Sedona Frame and device drivers and the feasibility of the coupling plan is proved using an instance of digital input devices. The advantage of graphic programming of Sedona Frame is discussed as well.
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Jahidul Haque, Md, Md Mamun Molla, Md Amirul Islam Khan, and Kamrul Ahsan. "Graphics process unit accelerated lattice Boltzmann simulation of indoor air flow: Effects of sub-grid scale model in large-eddy simulation." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 234, no. 20 (April 23, 2020): 4024–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0954406220919780.

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In this present study, three-dimensional lattice Boltzmann method is implemented with the popular turbulence modeling method large-eddy simulation incorporating three different non-dynamic sub-grid scale models Smagorinsky, Vreman, and wall-adapting local eddy-viscosity for finding the inhomogeneous turbulent airflow patterns inside a model room with a partition. The large eddy simulation-lattice Boltzmann method code is validated with the experimental results of Posner’s model, where the model room having one partition at the bottom, one inlet, an outlet placed at top wall considered for the comparisons. The lattice Boltzmann method code is also validated without any sub-grid scale model with the results of lid-driven flow in a cubic cavity. The present numerical simulations are performed by the graphics process unit accelerated parallel programs using compute unified device architecture C platform. Double precession capable a Tesla k40 with 2880 compute unified device architecture cores NVIDIA graphics process unit card has been used for these simulations. Graphics processor units have gained popularity in recent years as a propitious platform for numerical simulation of fluid dynamics. In fact, faster computational task performance in graphics process units is one of the key factors for researchers to choose graphics process unit over conventional central processing units for the implementation of data-intensive numerical methods like lattice Boltzmann method. The effects of the sub-grid scale model have been evaluated in terms of the mean velocity profiles, streamlines as well as turbulence characteristics and found that there are significant differences in the results due to the different sub-grid scale models.
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Simadiputra, Vincent, and Nico Surantha. "Rasefiberry: Secure and efficient Raspberry-Pi based gateway for smarthome IoT architecture." Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics 10, no. 2 (April 1, 2021): 1035–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/eei.v10i2.2741.

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Internet-of-Things or IoT technology becomes essential in everyday lives. The risk of security and privacy towards IoT devices, especially smarthomes IoT gateway device, becoming apparent as IoT technology progressed. The need for affordable, secure smarthome gateway device or router that smarthome user prefer. The problem of low-performance smarthome gateways was running security programs on top of smarthome gateway programs. This problem motivates the researcher designing a secure and efficient smarthome gateway using Raspberry Pi hardware as an affordable smarthome gateway device and able to run both smarthome gateways and security programs. In this research, researchers implemented snort as intrusion detection system (IDS), openHab as IoT gateway applications, and well-known encryption algorithms for file encryption in Raspberry PI 3B+ model. The researcher evaluated Snort capability on network attacks and compared each of the well-known encryption algorithm efficiency. From the result, we found Rasefiberry customized snort configuration for Raspberry pi 60 percent of the simulated network attacks. Twofish encryption algorithms were found to have best encryption time, throughput, and power consumption compared to other encryption algorithms in the research. Rasefiberry architecture successfully processes both lightweight security programs and Openhab smarthome gateway programs with a lowperformance computing device such as Raspberry Pi.
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Snow, Stephen, Richard Bean, Mashhuda Glencross, and Neil Horrocks. "Drivers behind Residential Electricity Demand Fluctuations Due to COVID-19 Restrictions." Energies 13, no. 21 (November 2, 2020): 5738. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13215738.

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The COVID-19 pandemic rapidly reoriented the lives of billions of people across the globe toward working, learning, and subsisting from home. This paper examines the consequences of this disruption of electricity use in Australian households. Using high-frequency electricity monitoring from 491 houses and per-circuit monitoring and in-depth interviews with 17 households, the paper (1) compares changes in energy use before and during COVID-19 lockdown, (2) quantifies the key drivers of changes in energy use experienced by households during lockdown, and (3) tracks households’ interactions with energy use feedback. The findings identify significant increases in certain aspects of household electricity use directly related to COVID-19, including increased cooking and digital device use. Yet despite the government mandate requiring a large proportion of the population to remain at home, overall energy use among the majority of Queensland households monitored actually decreased during lockdown versus prior, driven primarily by a reduction in air conditioner use during lockdown as the weather cooled. Further, despite significant quantified and self-reported changes in energy use, users who had energy use feedback installed accessed their dashboards less during lockdown than they did prior. The paper discusses these results in the context of statistics on COVID-19 related energy demand fluctuations elsewhere, and the implications for the provision of energy use information to residents during significant disruptions such as lockdown.
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Molet, Tom, Amaury Aubel, Tolga Çapin, Stéphane Carion, Elwin Lee, Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann, Hansrudi Noser, Igor Pandzic, Gaël Sannier, and Daniel Thalmann. "Anyone for Tennis?" Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments 8, no. 2 (April 1999): 140–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/105474699566134.

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In this paper we present a virtual tennis game. We describe the creation and modeling of the virtual humans and body deformations, also showing the real-time animation and rendering aspects of the avatars. We focus on the animation of the virtual tennis ball and the behavior of a synthetic, autonomous referee who judges the tennis games. The networked, collaborative, virtual environment system is described with special reference to its interfaces to driver programs. We also mention the virtual reality (VR) devices that are used to merge the interactive players into the virtual tennis environment, together with the equipment and technologies employed for this exciting experience. We conclude with remarks on personal experiences during the game and on future research topics to improve parts of the presented system.
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Osadcha, Kateryna, and Angelica Babich. "Use of Mobile Technologies in the Process of Information Technologies Training in the Secondary School." Ukrainian Journal of Educational Studies and Information Technology 5, no. 4 (December 29, 2017): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.32919/uesit.2017.04.01.

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The article actualizes the problem of improving the process of teaching informatics in a secondary comprehensive school. It was noted that the technology of using mobile learning tools was covered by scientists J. Attewell, K. L. Buhaichuk, I. O. Zolotareva, V. V. Osadchyi, D. L. Revenaugh, A. M. Trush and others. V. O. Kuklev, Ye. D. Patrakin, A. A. Fedosieiev, B. Banister and others highlighted prospects and possibilities of mobile learning in their works. M. Yu. Novikov raised the question of possibility to use mobile technologies in the school curriculum of informatics in senior classes. However, the use of mobile technologies by secondary school students while studying informatics has been hardly covered in home researches. Having analyzed scientific methodological literature and the Internet resources there was generalized the experience of introducing mobile technologies into the process of teaching informatics in a secondary school. There were given the definitions of notions “mobile technologies”, “mobile learning technologies”, “mobile informational and communicative technologies”. The authors understand mobile technologies as learning technologies based on the use of mobile devices (Mobile phones, smart phones, communicators, pocket computers, tablet computers), mobile attachments (programs for mobile devices), services (receiving, storage, processing, search, transfer of data and others with the help of a mobile device), and mobile communication facilities (GSM, WAP, GPRS, Bluetooth, WiFi, IMax) in the process of learning. There was analyzed the existing program software for operational systems Windows 10 Mobile, Android, iOS intended for education. On the basis of this there were singled out mobile attachments to be used at informatics lessons from the 5th to the 9th grades according to curriculum topics. In particular, while learning the topic “Algorithms and their performers” to study basic algorithmic structures (sequence, repetition, branching, conditions, functions, cycles, repairing) it’s offered to use such mobile attachments as Coddy, Lightbot, Robozzle. In the 8th grade in order to make acquaintance with the programming environment and to study the ways of creating a software project, the topic “Basis of event-driven and object-oriented programming” should be learnt with the help of such programs as AIDE-IDE for Android Java C++, Java Editor, Pocket Code, Scratch, iBlocks Blocky, CB1 Blockly, MIT AI2 Companion. The authors draw to the conclusion that every topic in informatics in a secondary school can be learnt with the help of mobile attachments. Given examples of using mobile attachments (Robozzle Droid, «Kahoot!») at informatics lessons in the 6th and the 8th grade demonstrate various possibilities of mobile software in studying informatics. Survey results of effectiveness of mobile technologies while learning informatics in a secondary school which were provided prove the reasons of using mobile technologies at informatics lessons and while doing home tasks.
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Maia, Rafael de Oliveira, Francisco Assis da Silva, Mário Augusto Pazoti, Leandro Luiz de Almeida, and Danillo Roberto Pereira. "DESENVOLVIMENTO DE UM DISPOSITIVO PARA APOIO AO ENSINO DE COMPUTAÇÃO E ROBÓTICA." Colloquium Exactarum 6, no. 2 (August 29, 2014): 71–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.5747/ce.2014.v06.n2.e077.

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In this work we proposed the development of an alternative device as a motivating element to learn computer science and robotics using the Raspberry PI and Arduino boards. The connections of all hardware used to build the device called Betabot are presented and are also reported the technologies used for programming the Betabot. An environment for writing programs to run at Betabot was developed. With this environment it is possible to write programs in the Python programming language, using libraries with functions specific to the device. With the Betabot using a webcam and through image processing search for patterns like faces, circles, squares and colors. The device also has functions to move servos and motors, and capture values returned by some kindsof sensors connected to communication ports. From this work, it was possible to develop a device that is easy to be manipulated and programmed, which can be used to support the teaching of computer science and robotics.
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Knott, Cynthia L., G. Steube, and Hongqiang (Mason) Yang. "Technology In The Classroom Versus Sustainability." Contemporary Issues in Education Research (CIER) 6, no. 1 (January 2, 2013): 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/cier.v6i1.7600.

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The use of technology in universities and colleges is an issue of interest and speculation. One issue related to technology use in the classroom is sustainability of resources that support the technology. This paper explores faculty perceptions about technology use and sustainability in an east coast university. This university has initiated a new program that has been charged with the objective of creating and maintaining a sustainability program. The program is still being developed, but a few of the key goals are to look at recycling campus-wide, printing costs in the computer labs and library, and exploring what the faculty perceptions are about using technology in the classroom. This paper focuses on the last goal; and in order to explore this objective, a survey was administered to the Schools of Business, Health Professions, Arts & Sciences and the Library. The research question addressed in this paper is the relationship between the use of technology in the classroom and the course discipline of the faculty teaching the class. The faculty participants in the survey included four of its academic schools - Business, Health Professions, Arts & Sciences, and the Library. Consequently, there are four different faculty affiliations based on their school. The research questions related to school assignments presented in this paper: Are there significant differences in the use of technology based on the school in which the faculty member is associated? Do technology-driven programs in the schools of business and library science tend to perceive the use of technology in the classroom differently than other schools? Are differences in the school of affiliation reflected in faculty views of importance of technology to the learning process? Are differences in the school of affiliation reflected in faculty perceptions in the use of technology devices, including the desktop computers, iPad/Tablets, Laptops, Smartphones, or E-Readers? Do faculty affiliations with schools impact their view of the importance moving toward the use of electronic documents? Do faculty affiliations impact whether technology devices are viewed as distractions? Are sustainability enthusiasts also technology enthusiasts?
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Ka, Eunhan, Do-Gyeong Kim, Jooneui Hong, and Chungwon Lee. "Implementing Surrogate Safety Measures in Driving Simulator and Evaluating the Safety Effects of Simulator-Based Training on Risky Driving Behaviors." Journal of Advanced Transportation 2020 (June 19, 2020): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7525721.

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Human errors cause approximately 90 percent of traffic accidents, and drivers with risky driving behaviors are involved in about 52 percent of severe traffic crashes. Driver education using driving simulators has been used extensively to obtain a quantitative evaluation of driving behaviors without causing drivers to be at risk for physical injuries. However, since many driver education programs that use simulators have limits on realistic interactions with surrounding vehicles, they are limited in reducing risky driving behaviors associated with surrounding vehicles. This study introduces surrogate safety measures (SSMs) into simulator-based training in order to evaluate the potential for crashes and to reduce risky driving behaviors in driving situations that include surrounding vehicles. A preliminary experiment was conducted with 31 drivers to analyze whether the SSMs could identify risky driving behaviors. The results showed that 15 SSMs were statistically significant measures to capture risky driving behaviors. This study used simulator-based training with 21 novice drivers, 16 elderly drivers, and 21 commercial drivers to determine whether a simulator-based training program using the SSMs is effective in reducing risky driving behaviors. The risky driving behaviors by novice drivers were reduced significantly with the exception of erratic lane-changing. In the case of elderly drivers, speeding was the only risky driving behavior that was reduced; the others were not reduced because of their difficulty with manipulating the pedals in the driving simulator and their defensive driving. Risky driving behaviors by commercial drivers were reduced overall. The results of this study indicated that the SSMs can be used to enhance drivers’ safety, to evaluate the safety of traffic management strategies as well as to reduce risky driving behaviors in simulator-based training.
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Jbira, Ibtissem, Antoine Tahan, Serge Bonsaint, Mohamed Ali Mahjoub, and Borhen Louhichi. "Reproducibility Experimentation among Computer-Aided Inspection Software from a Single Point Cloud." Journal of Control Science and Engineering 2019 (October 13, 2019): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9140702.

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The ISO GPS and ASME Y14.5 standards have defined dimensional and geometrical tolerance as a way to express the limits of surface part variations with respect to nominal model surfaces. A quality-control process using a measuring device verifies the conformity of the parts to these tolerances. To convert the control measurement points as captured by a device such as a coordinate measurement machine (CMM) or noncontact scan, it is necessary to select the appropriate algorithm (e.g., least square size and maximum inscribed size) and to include the working hypotheses (e.g., treatment of outliers, noise filtering, and missing data). This means that the operator conducting the analysis must decide on which algorithm to use. Through a literature review of current software programs and algorithms, many inaccuracies were found. A benchmark was therefore developed to compare the algorithm performance of three computer-aided inspection (CAI) software programs. From the same point cloud and on the same specifications (requirements and tolerances), three CAI options have been tested with several dimensional and geometrical features.
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R. Maestre, Ismael, Juan Luis Foncubierta Blázquez, Francisco Javier González Gallero, and J. Daniel Mena Baladés. "Effect of Sky Discretization for Shading Device Calculation on Building Energy Performance Simulations." Energies 13, no. 6 (March 16, 2020): 1381. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13061381.

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The calculation of sunlit surfaces in a building has always been a relevant aspect in building energy simulation programs. Due to the high computational cost, some programs use algorithms for shading calculation for certain solar positions after discretization of hemispherical sky. The influence of the level of discretization on the estimation of incident direct radiation on building surfaces, as well as on the required computational times, are studied in this work. The direct solar energy on a window for a year, with simulation time steps of five minutes, has been simulated by using an algorithm based on Projection and Clipping Methods. A total of 6144 simulations have been carried out, varying window sizes, window orientations, typologies of shading devices, latitudes and discretization levels of the hemispherical sky. In terms of annual incident solar energy, the results show that maximum error values are about 5% for a low level of angular discretization. Errors up to 22% in hourly incident solar energy have been estimated for some of the configurations analysed. Furthermore, a great number of configurations show errors of shading factor on a window of up to 30%, which could be most relevant in studies of natural lighting. The study also shows that the improvement achieved by the most accurate discretization level implies an increase in computational cost of about 30 times.
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Lai, Sien, Ting Shu, Guang Hui Yang, and Rui Lin Zhang. "Accessed Data Acquisition Model Based on Multi-Protocolequipment." Advanced Materials Research 765-767 (September 2013): 1636–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.765-767.1636.

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According to the requirement of multi-devices access to the computer in intelligent building monitoring system, combined with the principle of the upper computers data acquisition and the principle of configuration software, this paper proposes auppercomputerdata acquisition model by simulating the equipment into channels and the model is based on double buffers sampling technology. The model adopts the principle of device drivers;different equipments computer modules access to the model in the form of plug-ins.
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DUDA, P., J. GRABSKI, J. KOTUR, W. PERYT, L. PROBOSZCZ, Z. ZYLA, and R. KUPCZAK. "Computer Aided Physical Laboratory in CAMAC System." International Journal of Modern Physics C 02, no. 01 (March 1991): 337–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0129183191000445.

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A new “on-line” physical laboratory for students is presented. Two standards of interfaces are used for communication: CAMAC and GPIB. Programs use pull-down menus fully described in Polish language (the display works in graphics mode). It resembles the “decision tree” technique. The program leads the user by the hand offering him a set of options to choose. Every time a brief help is available on the screen. The assistance can give students more freedom because a computer program watches every mistake that could destroy the device.
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Lo, Victor Ei-Wen, and Paul A. Green. "Development and Evaluation of Automotive Speech Interfaces: Useful Information from the Human Factors and the Related Literature." International Journal of Vehicular Technology 2013 (March 7, 2013): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/924170.

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Drivers often use infotainment systems in motor vehicles, such as systems for navigation, music, and phones. However, operating visual-manual interfaces for these systems can distract drivers. Speech interfaces may be less distracting. To help designing easy-to-use speech interfaces, this paper identifies key speech interfaces (e.g., CHAT, Linguatronic, SYNC, Siri, and Google Voice), their features, and what was learned from evaluating them and other systems. Also included is information on key technical standards (e.g., ISO 9921, ITU P.800) and relevant design guidelines. This paper also describes relevant design and evaluation methods (e.g., Wizard of Oz) and how to make driving studies replicable (e.g., by referencing SAE J2944). Throughout the paper, there is discussion of linguistic terms (e.g., turn-taking) and principles (e.g., Grice’s Conversational Maxims) that provide a basis for describing user-device interactions and errors in evaluations.
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LeRouge, Cynthia, Kathryn Dickhut, Christine Lisetti, Savitha Sangameswaran, and Toree Malasanos. "Engaging adolescents in a computer-based weight management program: avatars and virtual coaches could help." Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 23, no. 1 (July 9, 2015): 19–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocv078.

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Abstract Objective This research focuses on the potential ability of animated avatars (a digital representation of the user) and virtual agents (a digital representation of a coach, buddy, or teacher) to deliver computer-based interventions for adolescents’ chronic weight management. An exploration of the acceptance and desire of teens to interact with avatars and virtual agents for self-management and behavioral modification was undertaken. Materials and Methods The utilized approach was inspired by community-based participatory research. Data was collected from 2 phases: Phase 1) focus groups with teens, provider interviews, parent interviews; and Phase 2) mid-range prototype assessment by teens and providers. Results Data from all stakeholder groups expressed great interest in avatars and virtual agents assisting self-management efforts. Adolescents felt the avatars and virtual agents could: 1) reinforce guidance and support, 2) fit within their lifestyle, and 3) help set future goals, particularly after witnessing the effect of their current behavior(s) on the projected physical appearance (external and internal organs) of avatars. Teens wanted 2 virtual characters: a virtual agent to act as a coach or teacher and an avatar (extension of themselves) to serve as a “buddy” for empathic support and guidance and as a surrogate for rewards. Preferred modalities for use include both mobile devices to accommodate access and desktop to accommodate preferences for maximum screen real estate to support virtualization of functions that are more contemplative and complex (e.g., goal setting). Adolescents expressed a desire for limited co-user access, which they could regulate. Data revealed certain barriers and facilitators that could affect adoption and use. Discussion The current study extends the support of teens, parents, and providers for adding avatars or virtual agents to traditional computer-based interactions. Data supports the desire for a personal relationship with a virtual character in support of previous studies. The study provides a foundation for further work in the area of avatar-driven motivational interviewing. Conclusions This study provides evidence supporting the use of avatars and virtual agents, designed using participatory approaches, to be included in the continuum of care. Increased probability of engagement and long-term retention of overweight, obese adolescent users and suggests expanding current chronic care models toward more comprehensive, socio-technical representations.
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Khan, Inayat, and Shah Khusro. "Towards the Design of Context-Aware Adaptive User Interfaces to Minimize Drivers’ Distractions." Mobile Information Systems 2020 (June 27, 2020): 1–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8858886.

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The usage of a smartphone while driving is a pervasive problem and has been acknowledged as a significant source of road accidents and crashes. Several solutions have been developed to control and minimize risky driving behavior. However, these solutions were mainly designed from the perspective of normal users to be used in a nondriving scenario. In a driving scenario, any deviation from these assumptions (e.g., touching or taping interfaces and looking to visual items) could impact driving performance. In this research paper, we aimed to design and develop a context-aware adaptive user interface framework to minimize driver distraction. The proposed framework is implemented in Android platform, namely, “DriverSense,” which is capable of adapting smartphone user interfaces based on contextual factors including driver preferences, environmental factors, and device usage in real time using adaptation rules. The proposed solution is evaluated both in real time using AutoLog application and through an empirical study by collecting data from 93 drivers through a mixed-mode survey using a questionnaire. Results obtained from AutoLog dataset show that performing activities on smartphone native interfaces while driving leads to abrupt changes in speed and steering wheel angle. However, minimal variations have been observed while performing activities on DriverSense interfaces. The results obtained from the empirical study show that the data are found to be internally consistent with 0.7 Cronbach’s alpha value. Furthermore, an Iterated Principal Factor Analysis (IPFA) retained 60 of a total of 61 measurement items with lower uniqueness values. The findings show that the proposed solution has significantly minimized the driver distractions and has positive perceptions in terms of usefulness, attitude, learnability and understandability, and user satisfaction.
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Rakotonirainy, Andry, Frank Feller, and Narelle Haworth. "In-Vehicle Avatars to Elicit Social Response and Change Driving Behaviour." International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction 5, no. 4 (October 2009): 80–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jthi.2009062505.

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Social and psychological theories have provided a plethora of evidence showing that the physical difficulty to express appropriate social interactions between drivers expresses itself in aggression, selfish driving and anti-social behaviour. Therefore there is a need to improve interactions between drivers and allow clearer collective decision making between them. Personal characteristics and the driving situations play strong roles in driver’s aggression. Our approach is centered around the driving situation as opposed to focusing on personality characteristics. It examines aggression and manipulates contextual variables such as driver’s eye contact exchanges. This paper presents a new unobtrusive in-vehicle system that aims at communicating drivers’ intentions, elicit social responses and increasing mutual awareness. It uses eye gaze as a social cue to affect collective decision making with the view to contribute to safe driving. The authors used a driving simulator to design a case control experiment in which eye gaze movements are conveyed with an avatar. Participants were asked to drive through different types of intersections. An avatar representing the head of the other driver was displayed and driver behaviour was analysed. Significant eye gaze pattern difference where observed when an avatar was displayed. Drivers cautiously refer to the avatar when information is required on the intention of others (e.g. when they do not have the right of way). The majority of participants reported the perception of “being looked at”. The number of glances and time spent gazing at the avatar did not indicate an unsafe distraction by standards of in-vehicle device ergonomic design. Avatars were visually consulted primarily in less demanding driving situations, which underlines their non-distractive nature.
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Mu, Rui, Na Zhao, and Yong Jun Pan. "A Secondary Development System on Grader Working Device Oriented to Mechanism Optimization." Applied Mechanics and Materials 84-85 (August 2011): 115–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.84-85.115.

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Because of the complex structure of grader working device, its optimization is a repeated, continuously improved process. A new model has to be set up before each optimization. In order to solve the problem of repeating modeling and improve the product optimization efficiency, a second development system of working device is established. Parametric driving about working device is realized in term of spatial mechanism. At first, the overall design framework of this second development system was established, then customized user interface was completed based on UG/Open API and parametric programs about the working device system were complied based on UG/Open Grip subsequently. The connection among customized user interface, parametric programs and human-computer interaction was realized by using Visual C++, the integrated second development system design of working device was eventually completed. This second development system could not only provide engineers with a rapid design method to shorten the new product development cycle, but solve the problem of repeating modeling during optimization design as well.
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Khorram, Mahsa, Pedro Faria, Zita Vale, and Carlos Ramos. "Sequential Tasks Shifting for Participation in Demand Response Programs." Energies 13, no. 18 (September 17, 2020): 4879. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13184879.

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In this paper, the proposed methodology minimizes the electricity cost of a laundry room by means of load shifting. The laundry room is equipped with washing machines, dryers, and irons. Additionally, the optimization model handles demand response signals, respecting user preferences while providing the required demand reduction. The sequence of devices operation is also modeled, ensuring correct operation cycles of different types of devices which are not allowed to overlap or have sequence rules. The implemented demand response program specifies a power consumption limit in each period and offers discounts for energy prices as incentives. In addition, users can define the required number of operations for each device in specific periods, and the preferences regarding the operation of consecutive days. In the case study, results have been obtained regarding six scenarios that have been defined to survey about effects of different energy tariffs, power limitations, and incentives, in a laundry room equipped with three washing machines, two dryers, and one iron. A sensitivity analysis of the power consumption limit is presented. The results show that the proposed methodology is able to accommodate the implemented scenario, respecting user preferences and demand response program, minimizing energy costs. The final electricity price has been calculated for all scenarios to discuss the more effective schedule in each scenario.
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